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Welsh and English


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
33  
2
1  
14

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Wales  

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
South Africa  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages  
English Language  

Derived From
Latin  
British Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Helô  

Thank You
Thank you  
Diolch  

How Are You?
How are you?  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
Good Night  
Nos da  

Good Evening
Good Evening  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
Good Morning  
Bore da  

Please
Please  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Sorry  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Bye  
Hwyl  

I Love You
I love you  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
Excuse Me  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
United States of America  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00  
4
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
English  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
English  
Cymraeg  

French Name
anglais  
gallois  

German Name
Englisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
English people  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
5th Century AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Standard English  
Welsh  

Language Position
3  
3
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed English  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
en  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
eng  
wel  

ISO 639 3
eng  
cym  

ISO 639 6
engs  
cym  

Glottocode
stan1293  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
52-ABA  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All English and Welsh Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all English and Welsh dialects. Various dialects of English and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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English and Welsh Speaking population

English and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of English and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak English and Welsh on English vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Welsh Language Codes

English and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. English and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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